{"id":203128,"date":"2026-02-25T12:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=203128"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:47:42","slug":"fumc-hosting-preschool-open-house-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/02\/25\/fumc-hosting-preschool-open-house-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FUMC hosting preschool open house"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For over 50 years, First United Methodist Church Preschool has been a pillar of early childhood education in downtown Van Wert. The Christian-based preschool, serving children ages 3-5, has annoucned its upcoming Open House and ongoing registration for the 2026-2027 school year. Located at 113 W. Central Ave. in Van Wert, First UM Preschool is known for its commitment to high-quality education in a nurturing Christian environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The preschool\u2019s key features include being established and state-licensed, offering a Christian atmosphere, maintaining low student-to-teacher ratios, and employing experienced, licensed teachers. They also provide flexible class options: a two-day per week class for three-year-olds and pre-kindergarten options for three or four days per week.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/open-house-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203129\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Families are invited to the open house on Thursday, March 12, 2026, with two convenient sessions: 10:30-11:30 a.m. or 2-3:30 p.m. This is a fantastic opportunity to tour the facilities, meet the dedicated staff, and learn about the curriculum, which follows Ohio Department of Education guidelines. Information packets and 2026-2027 registration will be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial aid is available, ensuring that a quality early education is accessible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information For over 50 years, First United Methodist Church Preschool has been a pillar of early childhood education in downtown Van Wert. The Christian-based preschool, serving children ages 3-5, has annoucned its upcoming Open House and ongoing registration for the 2026-2027 school year. Located at 113 W. Central Ave. in Van Wert, First UM [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-203128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-20 09:36:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203130,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203128\/revisions\/203130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}